Foshan vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$234
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
53
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
9.5M
686K

The cost of living in Foshan is 30% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 7755th and 6285th ($627 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 758th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 2991st and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Shizuoka

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Foshan Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$14291

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016